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| Brain Age Express | |
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 Japanese cover images for the Arts (left) and Math (right) editions | |
| Developer(s) | Nintendo System Development |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
| Designer(s) | Ryuta Kawashima |
| Composer(s) | Minako Hamano Shinobu Nagata Megumi Inoue |
| Series | Brain Age |
| Platform(s) | DSiWare |
| Release | Math Arts & Letters Sudoku (2009-15) |
| Genre(s) | Puzzle, edutainment |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Brain Age Express (known in Japan as Chotto Brain Training[a] and in Europe and Australia as A Little Bit of... Dr Kawashima's Brain Training) are three educational puzzle video games developed by Nintendo for the Nintendo DSi's DSiWare download service. They are the third series of games in the Brain Age series, and are repackaged versions of both Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! and Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day! games, featuring both old and new puzzles.
There are three editions: Arts & Letters, Math, and Sudoku. The Arts & Letters and Math versions were released on December 24, 2008, in Japan as launch titles for the DSiWare service, and the Sudoku edition on April 22, 2009, in Japan as well. The Math edition is the only version available outside Japan, and was released on April 5, 2009, in North America and June 19, 2009, in the PAL regions, as a launch title for the service. However, the Arts & Letters edition was released on August 10, 2009, in North America and October 23, 2009, in the PAL regions.
The puzzles featured in both the Math and Arts & Letters were created by Ryuta Kawashima. One puzzle in each of these two editions utilizes the Nintendo DSi's camera function, while both versions allow players to use a photo for their in-game profile. On June 19, 2015, Brain Age Express: Sudoku was pulled from the DSi Shop and 3DS eShop, with no official reason given.[2] Brain Age Express: Math and Brain Age Express: Arts & Letters are pre-installed on Japanese and North American Nintendo DSi XLs.[3]
- ^ "Big Names and Brilliant Games Make for a Must-See Downloadable Lineup". Nintendo of America. 2009-08-10. Archived from the original on 2009-08-13. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
- ^ Brian (19 June 2015). "Brain Age Express: Sudoku taken down from the NA/JP 3DS eShop and DSi Shop". nintendoeverything.com. Archived from the original on 17 August 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ^ kombo (2012-05-04). "DSi XL Launching with Pre-Installed Games". GameZone. Retrieved 2022-10-05.